The New York Times reported:
In This #MeToo Moment, Academy Awards Want to Spotlight the Films
“We want to make it as entertaining as possible — reverential and respectful but also fun and emotional,” said Jennifer Todd, one of the lead producers of the Academy Awards, which will be hosted for the second year in a row by Jimmy Kimmel. “The Oscars should be a spectacle. Fun and funny and great performances.”
“It should also be a giant commercial for the movie business, which we all need to keep going,” Ms. Todd said, noting that the show would emphasize the 90th anniversary milestone…

Whenever stars use the platform to support progressive causes and make political statements, large numbers of viewers turn the channel, according to academy insiders, who cite minute-by-minute Nielsen data for past shows. A Grammys-level drop would be a disaster. The Oscar telecast is a big business, generating roughly 80 percent of the academy’s $136.3 million in annual revenue.

The Academy Awards are starting to figure out that most Americans don’t want to hear left wing political lectures from celebrities. Will liberal idiot Jimmy Kimmel keep his offensive politics to himself? Not likely. You can already hear televisions switching to something/anything else. Really too bad.

The closing ceremonies were amazing with unique Korean music and exceptional visual presentation…wonderful. And political speeches at the end added to the gravitas of this situation. The next Olympics are in China.

China’s Communist Party (CPC) proposed removing term limits on the office of the presidency Sunday, a move that will make it easier for Communist Party general secretary, Central Military Commission chairman, and President Xi Jinping to keep all three of those titles indefinitely.

The closing ceremonies were amazing with unique Korean music and exceptional visual presentation…wonderful. And political speeches at the end added to the gravitas of this situation. The next Olympics are in China.

China’s Communist Party (CPC) proposed removing term limits on the office of the presidency Sunday, a move that will make it easier for Communist Party general secretary, Central Military Commission chairman, and President Xi Jinping to keep all three of those titles indefinitely.

The next Winter Olympics will be hosted by Emperor Xi.

Only thing I didn’t like in the entire closing ceremony was the last band. They were interesting but wasn’t feeling any of the songs. They kinda reminded me of singing and dancing robots.

The guy who did this goes by the name “Sabo.” Funny, even with his conservative politics I wouldn’t be bothered by this… IF he had given the same kind of a shit about pedophilia when it came down to Roy Moore. However, he was a Republican, and if you’re crazy or a hypocrite like Sabo (I’m betting he’s simply the latter) then you can molest as many kids as you want and nobody should believe the victims or care about justice for the creep who attacked them, so long as you’re on the GOP side of the aisle! Disgusting all around, especially with the obvious hypocrisy element of this Sabo guy and his billboards.

Breakthrough: North Korea Ready To Denuclearize “If Regime Safety Is Guaranteed”
The headlines come from South Korean National Security Office special envoy Chung Eui-yong.

Score another diplomatic victory for Trump, whose hard line negotiating tactic appears to have generated a dramatic – and favorable for market – outcome. Moments ago futures spiked, 10Y yields jumped and the USDJPY bounced about 106 on what the FT dubbed a “diplomatic breakthrough” that North and South Korea have agreed to hold direct talks between their leaders with North Korea signalling it is willing to abandon its nuclear program.

Kim Jong Un open to frank talks with U.S. for denuclearization: Chung
North Korea to suspend provocations during talks: Chung
Promises not to use any weapons against South Korea: Chung

Next step: a summit in April between the two neighbors where details will be ironed out: “North Korea, South Korea agree to hold summit in April”, Chung says. Pyongyang vowed not to test any ballistic missiles or make further provocations during talks, according Chung clarified.

The EU was plunged into political uncertainty Monday after parliamentary elections in Italy delivered victories for populist, euroskeptic parties.
No party or coalition received enough votes to rule alone, and Italy now faces a hung parliament, in what European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker described last month as the “worst-case scenario” for Europe.
With nearly all votes counted Monday night, 50% of voters showed support for populist or right-wing parties. The anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) become the largest single party in parliament with roughly 32.7% of the vote.

Another setback for the progressives…excellent. Italians no longer wish to be ruled by Brussels, nor do they want the Euro. And they really want no more mass-migration, no more no go zones. EUROPE has nearly a thousand ‘no-go’ areas where authorities have simply lost control due to the high number of immigrants. A shock dossier, released by the Hungarian government, backs up claims made by Donald Trump in December that there are large swathes of Britain and Europe where police are now too afraid to patrol due to radical Islamist extremism.